Ridiculous four-day school week will only hurt our kids – and us
Children need more time in school, not less, yet the state government’s bizarre policy of a four-day week will only increase youth crime and hurt academic outcomes, writes Kylie Lang
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Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Matthew Perry is tragic proof
Addiction doesn’t discriminate and should never be a source of shame. The tragic death of Matthew Perry is proof of this, writes Kylie Lang.
Suicide of kids still can’t get govt to act on bullying
Queensland children are dying by suicide while the ‘action plan’ against bullying promised by Education Minister Grace Grace is nowhere to be found, writes Kylie Lang
‘We live in a modern city’: Flight noise is part and parcel
Flight noise is part and parcel of living in a big city and as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk rightly points out, for travel prices to come down we need to expand our airport.
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Paltry fines another case of ‘money talks’ during pandemic
The case of two rich trucking magnates – one of whom who owns a $38m mansion – being fined only $1378 each for crossing the border to attend a funeral stinks and it’s yet another example of the unfairness that has defined this pandemic, writes Kylie Lang.
Anti-vax lunatics have hit a new low, even for them
Our fallen Diggers have not one thing in common with the tradie thugs, anti-vax extremists and conspiracy theorists who cowardly tried to use Melbourne’s Shrine as a shield, writes Kylie Lang.
‘How many people have to die before Premier fixes Qld Health?’
Brendan Luxton’s heartbroken family spent hours pleading with Queensland Health to help him as his mental health rapidly deteriorated. Now they want – and deserve – change, writes Kylie Lang.
Exemption unit full of ‘blinkered box tickers’
Queensland Health’s 80-strong exemption unit needs urgent overhaul, currently full of blinkered box tickers who make life or death decisions based off rigid criteria, writes Kylie Lang.
Premier lost us this week and no lame apology will change that
Queenslanders are understandably angry at the Premier for giving special treatment to footy stars while ordinary families remain traumatised by her border belligerence, writes Kylie Lang.
Two clues Qld won’t be opening up any time soon
Queensland’s Covid-19 elimination strategy serves no one except the Premier who is using it as a distraction, writes Kylie Lang.
Premier, ‘hope’ won’t cut it when our lives are under attack
Gangs of juveniles who terrorise neighbourhoods and repeatedly breach bail need to be locked up and shown that our laws and courts are tough, writes Kylie Lang.
The only way to get vaccine-hesitant rushing for the jab
Bleeding hearts are no doubt going to arc up, but this is the quickest way we’re going to lift lagging Covid vaccination rates, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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